Monday, 18 August 2008 |
Campsfield asylum seekers end hunger strike Sunday 17 August
The hunger strikers in Campsfield House ended their Hunger strike following visits from International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) representatives Dashty Jamal and Aso Goran. The Iraqi asylum seekers started the hunger strike on Saturday 9 August demanding an end to forcible deportations to Iraq and the release of all Iraqi Kurdish asylum seekers from detention.However they are ending the hunger strike before any one suffers ill effects from the hunger strike Fazzel Abdul the spokes person for the hunger strikers said this does not mean an end to the campaign. We are finishing the hunger strike at this time whilst we are still all healthy. We do not want anyone to have health problems following the hunger strike.
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